Happy Cinco de Mayo

Happy Wednesday friends,

Any big plans for Cinco de Mayo?

We don’t! Well besides having a farmers market today

We enjoyed an Indian dinner last Wednesday and wanted to share it with you all today in honor of our good friend Gina’s Indian Food Wednesdays!

Ever since Lori had her Indian food while traveling in Spain she forgot how much she loved Indian spiced foods. Therefore being back she has requested for some good Indian food and we thought of Indian Food Wednesdays of course

We decided to create an Indian dish for dinner!

Pure2Raw Recipe: Indian Spiced Lentils with Spinach

Ingredients:

• 1 small white onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1/8 tsp cardamom
• 3/4 tsp ginger
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup lentils (we used a new product we saw in the stores- sprouted lentils)
• 1 bag of brussel sprouts ( or whatever vegetable you have on hand)
• 1 bag of fresh spinach

First time seeing sprouted lentils in the store so we just had to give them a try!

Check out the nutrition facts

Love how they are already sprouted for you which means easier to digest!! Happy tummies

Directions:

In a medium skillet place 1 tbsp coconut oil over medium heat.

Place chopped onion and sauté for a few minutes. Next add in garlic, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/8 tsp cardamom, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1 tsp cinnamon.

Stir and add in brussel sprouts

Set the onion and brussel sprouts on low heat while you get your lentils going.

Place 3 cups of water ( we did 1/4 cup coconut milk and 2 3/4 cup water) in a pot and bring to a boil.

Once water is boiling add in your 1 cup of sprouted lentils.

Cook for 5 minutes. Than turn off heat and let rest for 2 minutes covered. Drain excess liquid and place lentils back in pot. Add in spinach and 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger and stir.

Place lentils and spinach in a large bowl. And add in onion mixture.

And that it is… dinner is served.

There you have it folks a delicious sprouted lentil Indian flavor dish that is sure to please anyone I think the lovely Gina would approve

Do you like Indian food? Or Indian spices? What Indian dish have you made recently?

Lori and I have been loving our Indian theme dinners lately! Forgot how much I love cumin, cinnamon, and ginger all together! Perfect pairing in my opinion!

Other news:

Pure2Raw was mentioned in the 50 Best Blogs for Raw Foods Recipes and Inspiration. We are so honored to have gotten this recognition and thrilled to be on the list with some of our favorite raw foods bloggers : )  Congrats to everyone else who was mentioned on the best raw blogs list! YAY!

Till next time,

Michelle

Pure2Raw Twins